teAcHing MATErIAlS - Harvard Business School Press
teAcHing MATErIAlS - Harvard Business School Press
teAcHing MATErIAlS - Harvard Business School Press
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Supply Chain Management Simulation:<br />
root Beer Game V2<br />
tHe second releAse of this multi-player simulation retains the fast-paced nature of<br />
the original while adding an enhanced user interface, new customized debrief slides<br />
and, due to popular demand, a single-player option. Students assume 1 of 4 roles in a<br />
root beer supply chain and must examine their inventories and send orders to the adjacent<br />
connection in the chain. All students share a common goal: minimizing inventory<br />
carrying costs while avoiding inventory shortages.<br />
Limited information, a lack of demand visibility, and shipping delays rapidly contribute<br />
to excessive overstocking of inventory or extreme stock-out situations at different points<br />
in the supply chain. Students experience a dynamic known as the “bullwhip” effect<br />
as small changes in customer demand cause oscillations in ordering patterns moving<br />
down the supply chain away from the retail customer.<br />
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HigHligHts of tHe updAted<br />
version include:<br />
new student interfAce<br />
n Enhanced animation allows students to<br />
understand the movement of orders and<br />
inventory in the supply chain.<br />
n Notifications alert players when another<br />
player in the supply chain has not placed<br />
an order.<br />
n Entering final demand estimates at the end<br />
of the simulation is easier and more precise.<br />
new <strong>teAcHing</strong> mAteriAls<br />
n Updated Teaching Note reduces the time<br />
required to learn the simulation.<br />
new AdministrAtive tools<br />
n Instructors can download presentation-ready<br />
debrief slides populated with class results<br />
showing inventory and backlog, average<br />
cost, and perceived vs. actual demand.<br />
n New graphs compare the inventory and<br />
backlog for all four roles across one or more<br />
supply chains. Graphs can be easily customized<br />
to show only specific roles or chains.<br />
n New simulation status alert appears at the<br />
top of the administration screens to indicate<br />
whether the simulation is open to students.<br />
new single-plAyer option<br />
Instructors can assign any number of<br />
students as single players.<br />
ideal for introductory courses in:<br />
n Operations Management<br />
n Supply Chain Management<br />
Seat time: 60 minutes<br />
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